Soprano duo featured in Wayland concert

Friday

Mar 14, 2014 at 5:12 PMMar 14, 2014 at 5:12 PM

The acclaimed early music soprano duo Les Sirènes, formed in 2009, will join Musicians of the Old Post Road on Friday, March 14 at 8 p.m. for a program at First Parish in Wayland, located at 50 Cochituate Road.The duo – Kristen Watson and Kathryn Mueller – were finalists in Early Music America’s 2012 Baroque Performance Competition. They have toured as soloists and as a duo throughout the U.S.Mueller is based in Raleigh, N.C., where she serves on the voice faculty at East Carolina University.Watson is based in the Boston area where she is a popular soloist with many prominent groups. She has collaborated with Musicians of the Old Post Road for the past several seasons and appears on their new CD "Roman Handel."The concert, titled "With Liberty and Music for All: Music of the American Moravians," will showcase exquisite vocal duos and solos with instrumental accompaniment by 18th-century immigrant composers never before heard in New England.This fascinating program is part of Musicians of the Old Post Road’s "Made in America" 25th anniversary season. The ensemble has received international recognition for its scholarship and programming.The program will offer a wide variety of vocal and instrumental repertoire by European and American Moravian composers.The Moravians arrived from Central Europe in the 1740s. They were of German-speaking heritage, and music had a vital role in their lives and activities. When they immigrated to America, they brought with them thousands of music manuscripts by European composers.Cost is $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors and students, and $20 for Wayland Historical Society members. Children ages 7 to 17 are free with adult admission.For information and tickets call 781-466-6694 or go online (www.oldpostroad.org).The concert is co-presented by the Wayland Historical Society, which will host a post-concert reception. It is funded in part by the Wayland Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.